1、2014级三年高职第一学期英语期末考试试卷I Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.(20* 1)=201. It is difficult for a foreigner _Chinese. A. learning B. being learned C. to be learned D. to learn2. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, _the spoilt ones. A. not counting B. not to coun
2、t C. dont count D. having not counted3. There _nothing more for discussion, the meeting came to an end half an hour earlier. A. to be B. to have been C. being D. be4. Time _, the celebration will be held as scheduled. A. permit B. permitting C. permitted D. permits5. What a nice day! How about the t
3、hree of us _ a walk in the park nearby? A. to take B. take C. taking D. to be taking6. The place _interested me most was the Childrens Palace. A. which B. where C. what D. in which7. Do you know the man _? A. whom I spoke B. to who spoke C. I spoke to D. that I spoke 8. This is the hotel _ last mont
4、h. A. which they stayed B. at that they stayed C. where they stayed at D. where they stayed 9. Can you lend me the book _ the other day? A. about which you talked B. which you talked C. about that you talked D. that you talked10. The pen _ he is writing is mine. A. with which B. in which C. on which
5、 D. by which11. Stop making so much noise _ the neighbor will start complaining.A. or else B. but still C. and then D. so that12. We hope to go to the beach tomorrow, but we wont go _ its raining.A. if B. when C. though D. because 13. The weather is too cold _ March this year. It was still _ when I
6、came here years ago. A. for; colder B. in; cold C. in; hot D. for; hotter14. How much vinegar did you put in the soup? Im sorry to say, _. I forget. A. no B. no one C. nothing D. none15.What should I wear to attend his wedding party?Dress _ you like.A. what B. however C. whatever D. how16.I _ to go
7、for a walk, but someone called and I _couldnt get away.A. was planning B. planned C. had planned D. would plan17. Now that we _ all the money, its no use turning on me and saying its all my fault.A. had lost B. lost C. have lost D. lose18. We had a really bad time about six months ago but now things
8、 are _.A. looking up B. coming up C. making up D. turning up19. When did it begin to snow? It started _ the night.A. during B. by C. from D. at20. Mr. Brown _ his office an hour ago and he is still on his way home.A. left B. leaves C. is leaving D. was leavingIIReading comprehension. (15*2= 30)Task
9、1No.4 middle School Kunming, Yunnan April 2nd ,2004 Dear editor (编辑) ， I live in a beautiful city. Many visitors come to my city. there are so many colorful peacocks (孔雀) here . The peacocks mostly live on the grass land of Dongfeng Square They are given food freely by visitors. They usually throw f
10、ood to them, and dont think about at all whether the food is right or not. Some of the peacocks became ill, some even died after eating the bad food given by the visitors. Im sure most of the visitors who throw food to the peacocks really like the birds , but dont realize (意识到) that they may be doin
11、g them harm (伤害). The visitors should be told that what have done is very harmful to the birds, and this kind of thing must be stopped from happening. Perhaps we can build some small shops beside Dongfeng Square to sell peacock food. For us every person, its our duty to give more love to these beaut
12、iful birds and to look after them carefully. Yours, Sun Yan 21. Many visitors come to the writers city to _. A. do some shopping B. see beautiful peacocks C. play on Dongfeng square D. eat nice food 22. Some peacocks became ill and died because some visitors _.A. didnt give them any food B. gave the
13、m too much food C. threw them some bad food D. loved them and played with them 23. Some shops can be built beside Dongfeng Square so that they may_=. A. sell food for visitors B. sell food for peacocks C. make the square more beautiful D. have the beautiful birds24. From the passage we know people s
14、hould _. A. live and play with the birds B. stop the birds from eating too much C. give right food to the birds D. give more food to the birds.25 .We can guess the writer of the letter, Sun Yan, may be a _. A. visitor B. shopkeeper C. square keeper D. student Task 2 Computers are useful machines. Th
15、ey can help people a lot in their everyday life. For example, they can help people save much time, and they can help people work out many problems they cant do easily. Our country asks everyone to learn to use computers except the old people. Today more and more families own computers. Parents buy c
16、omputers for their children. They hope computers can help them improve (提高) their studies in school. Yet many of the children use computers to play games, to watch video or to sing Karaoke, instead of studying. So many teachers and parents complain (抱怨) that computers can not help children to study
17、but make them fall behind. So computers are locked by parents in the boxes. In some other countries, even some scientists hate computers. They say computers let millions of people lost their jobs or bring them a lot of trouble. Will computers really bring trouble to people or can they bring people h
18、appiness? It will be decided by people themselves.26. Why do we say the computer is a useful machine? Because _. A. our country asks us to learn it B. it can help us a lot C. we can use it to play games D. it can help us to find jobs 27. What do many teachers and parents complain about? _. A. Their
19、students and children use computers to play games. B. Computers let them lost their jobs. C. Computers make the students and children fall behind. D. Computers bring people a lot of trouble. 28. In this passage we know computers _. A. also bring us trouble B. bring us happiness only C. are hated by
20、people D. are bad for peoples health 29. Can computers really help children to study? _.A. Yes, they can. B. Its hard to say C. No, they cant. D. Of course not. 30. How do you understand the last sentence of this passage? I think it means _. A. computers are used by people B. people can live well wi
21、thout computers C. one must decide how to use computers D. computers are strange machinesTask 3The most important use of drifting (漂流) bottles is to find ocean currents. When the position and direction of currents are known, ships can use the forward movement of a current or stay away from currents
22、that would carry them off their course. Benjamin Franklin was one of the first to use bottles in the study of currents. He wondered why British mall ships needed a week or two longer than U.S. ships needed in order to cross the Atlantic Ocean. Franklin thought the Gulf Stream (墨西哥湾流) might explain t
23、his difference. Franklin talked with captains of U.S. ships. He found that they knew each turn of the Gulf Stream. They used the current in every possible way. From his talks with the captains, Franklin made his first map of the Gulf Stream. Then he checked his map by using sealed (密封的) bottles. The
24、 map that he finally made is still used, with only a few changes, today.31. Why are drifting bottles used? A. To determine the position of a ship. B. To find the direction of a current. C. To predict the direction of a ship. D. To carry message across the ocean.32. What led Franklin to talk with U.S
25、. captains? A. U.S. ships were longer than British ones. B. British ships could sail the Atlantic faster than U.S. ones. C. U.S. ships could sail the Atlantic faster than U.S. ones. D. U.S captains knew more about maps.33. What did Franklin make after his talks with U.S. captains? A. A map of the Gu
26、lf Stream. B. A map of the Atlantic Ocean. C. A map of ocean currents D. A map of his first voyage.34. What did Franklin do in order to make an exact map? A. He compared his own map with other maps.B. He talked with many U.S. captains. C. He used drifting bottles to check his map. D. Both B and C.35
27、. The underlined word current in the first paragraph means _. A. a stream of water B. a course of events C. the flow of electricity D. the situation of the present timeIII. Translate the following sentences from English to Chinese. (6*5=30)36. Entering college is like starting a new phase of life where you have to learn to support yourself. 37. College is a very important time of your life and you should make the most of it. 38. “Id love to stay on,” the carpenter said, “but, I have so many more bridges to build.”39. A sportsman from the host country takes the Olympic oath on behalf of a
